Jonathan Haidt, professor of psychology at the University of Virgina and an atheist, writes an article very critical of "new atheists" such as Sam Harris and Richard Dawkins.
Reading Harris is like watching professional wrestling or the Harlem Globetrotters. It's great fun, with lots of acrobatics, but it must not be mistaken for an actual contest. If we want to stage a fair fight between religious and secular moralities, we can't eliminate one by definition before the match begins.
Ouch. Haidt claims that Dawkins and Harris take a too narrow view of morality and don't understand the benefits that can stem from religion. It is a very intriguing article.
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